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This paper presents a survey on multi-agent platforms, with a particular focus on methodology. It presents the four stages of the construction of a multi-agent system and derives from these stages several criteria for comparison. These criteria are then used to evaluate four selected platforms, and lead to a discussion on the future of multi-agent platforms.
Yves Demazeau is research fellow at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique).
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Ricordel, PM., Demazeau, Y. (2000). From Analysis to Deployment: A Multi-agent Platform Survey. In: Omicini, A., Tolksdorf, R., Zambonelli, F. (eds) Engineering Societies in the Agents World. ESAW 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1972. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44539-0_7
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